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Brown Site (20GR21)
Brown Site is located in Michigan
Brown Site
Location within Michigan
Brown Site is located in the United States
Brown Site
Location within the United States
Nearest cityAlma, Michigan[1]
Coordinates43°20′30″N 84°42′0″W / 43.34167°N 84.70000°W / 43.34167; -84.70000
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
NRHP reference No.85002411[2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1985

The Brown Site, designated 20GR21, is an archaeological site located along the Pine River[3] near Tyler Road, south of Alma College.[4] It is situated on a sandy point near a small creek.[3] The site was discovered in 1976 as part of a survey of the Pine River watershed by researchers from Alma College, and excavations were conducted in 1977 and 1979.[3] It is the site of a late Woodland period village dating to about AD 1000,[3] covering 0.8 acres (0.32 ha).[2]

The Brown Site and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2]

References

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  1. The NRIS lists the site as "address restricted." However, references place the location along the Pine River near Tyler Road. Geo-coordinates are approximate.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Scott G. Beld; J. Tracy Luke (March 1998), "Three Woodland Sites in the Pine River Drainage, Gratiot Co Michigan", Michigan Archaeologist, 44 (1)
  4. "Brown Site (20GR21)". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

Further reading

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  • Scott G. Beld, J . Tracy Luke (ed.), "The Brown Site (20-GR-21), Gratiot County, Michigan", Radiocarbon Dating in Gratiot County - S84-194, Alma College: 204–229